Out of the 11 elections till 1996, the Congress has been elected
only twice, which should explain this constituency's loyalties. The
Jan Sangh, the BJP's earlier avatar, has always had a strong
presence here, winning three consecutive elections since 1962.
After 1957, the only other time the Congress was elected was in
1984 in the face of the Rajiv wave, the seat turning to the BJP's
Dau Dayal Joshi in all the three elections since then. In 1996 Joshi
retained the seat by what was perhaps the narrowest margin, 685
votes.